Top NFL Quarterback Reveals The Real Reason He Doesn't Drink

🏈 Drake Maye is opening up about why alcohol has never been a big part of his life. The Patriots quarterback says he drinks only a handful of times a year, explaining that his father and older brothers set the example by largely avoiding alcohol. Even when teammates and friends joked that he was “missing out,” Maye says he viewed drinking as something that could make reaching his goals more difficult. He’ll occasionally enjoy a piña colada on the beach, but for Maye, staying focused on what he wants to accomplish has usually won out over a night of drinking.

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Drake Maye says he drinks alcohol fewer than 5 times a year, even though teammates and friends have flamed him and told him he was missing out, says he sees drinking as voluntarily making goals harder to reach

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